OCTOBER 2015
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business elite canada
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By Cheryl Long
Produced ByTom Cunningham
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our parents are moving into a retirement community
and though they’ve sold or given away a portion of
their furniture and other possessions, it’s still too much
to cram into the family van. But you’re in luck! Your neigh-
bour’s cousin’s friend has just started up his own moving
business and he can transfer the rest of their belongings
for a great price.
Too good to be true? According to the Ca-
nadian Association of Movers (CAM), this is
just the type of scenario that causes heart-
ache and financial loss for consumers.
Moving goods is serious business and
while there is some provincial legis-
lation in Canada that governs the in-
dustry, it is not well-enforced, said
Paul Leader, President & CEO of
CAM. Choosing a company that is
